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E. J. McCarthy

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h
We live in a police state now
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h
one funny thing about Alito is he is constantly fuming over his critics. just a big blubbering baby.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h
Brett Kavanaugh said it was perfected okay for ICE to arrest US citizens for "brief periods." This created the "Kavanaugh stop." This is how that has played out: 506 US citizens arrested in the last year, many of them brutally assaulted, by ICE agents. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 5h
Put this is the trump sanewashing hall of fame.
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 19h
Last year, Chicagoan Marimar Martinez was shot **5 times** by a Border Patrol agent & all agents accounts were contradicted by evidence. Now she is suing the federal govt. Worth reading whole piece; agents cheered for shooter via celebratory texts (“beers on me") blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/05/m...
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Marimar Martinez Sues Feds A Year After Border Patrol Agent Shot Her 5 Times
A reconstruction of the shooting commissioned by Martinez’s legal team found agent Charles Exum was standing to the side of her car and was not in danger as he fired, her attorneys said.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 6h
Justice Alito devotes an entire chapter of his new book to the emergency docket—and to responding to people like me (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”). As I explain over at “One First,” it … didn’t go well: www.stevevladeck.com/p/256-so-une...
In the pre-publication galleys to his new book, So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, Justice Alito spelled my last name inconsistently. This is, I suspect, the pettiest possible point on which to open in discussing a Supreme Court justice’s new memoir, and I would never have mentioned it except for the fact that inconsistency turns out to be the organizing feature of the chapter in which I (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”) repeatedly appear.The central inconsistency of Chapter 8, which is devoted to the emergency docket, is structural: Rather than tackle the subject holistically (as one might expect in a book), Alito mashed together the speech he gave five years ago at Notre Dame Law School with a “postscript.” The former was deeply flawed even at the time (among lots of other things, Alito repeatedly insisted that there was “nothing new” about the Court’s behavior on emergency applications during the first Trump administration and COVID); and the latter tries to move the goalposts away from the specific phenomena to which critics like me have actually objected.The result is to leave readers with a disjointed, inaccurate, and misleading sense of what the debate is even about—to say nothing of how the Court’s own behavior since September 2021 (including Alito’s) has only further undermined the already-flawed claims Alito made back then. Somewhere between the galleys of Alito’s book and the final product (which hits bookstores today), someone apparently figured out that my last name should be spelled the same way (and correctly!) throughout. The other, more significant inconsistencies were, apparently, harder to fix.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h
Growing up in a place like Oakland shapes you in profound ways. That kind of environment instills a deep sense of resilience, community solidarity, active resistance, and a clear moral compass about standing up against injustice.
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Travis Klempan @travisklempan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I find it easier to treat everything he says as horse manure. There is no substance to the man, only grease.
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Ghastly 👻 Gwen On Bass ⚡️🌹 @gwenonbass.bsky.social · 7h
Happy good morning youtu.be/8kUEH7Aa3Hg?... By cracky
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Oct. 27, 1966 | Ken Kesey Interview
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Roger Cormier @themetsnewsletter.com · 6h
On this day in 1969, the Mets took the National League pennant when they completed a sweep against Atlanta to win the first ever NLCS.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 7h
“We are here to break the map.” Damn right. Worth reading her entire comments here. It’s a generational moment. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says, ‘If Abdul Can Win in Michigan, Anybody Can Win Anywhere’ (Gift Article)
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, as she considers whether to run for president in 2028.
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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 14h
U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gave similar false testimony and falsified official records to conceal the illegal arrest of a Bronx man through deceptive actions that he said "strain the imagination. www.rawstory.com/ice-agent-wa...
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Judge unearths elaborate ICE agent hoax: 'Some things simply strain the imagination'
U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gave similar false testimony and falsified official records to conceal the illegal arrest of a Bronx man through...
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love when White House reporters assure us that Karoline Leavitt was an entirely different person off the record as if that's not key to the whole Trump regime's press manipulation strategy.
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Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 13h
Maine Statewide Poll (Marist) Senate 🔵Troy Jackson 51% 🔴Susan Collins 47% Governor 🔵Hannah Pingree 52% 🔴Bobby Charles 40% 10/1-10/4 maristpoll.com/latest-polls/
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
For the past year, Norma had parked her camper van outside Delaney Hall. Converted into a mobile clinic and offered health checks. She encountered a wall of two dozen ICE agents in paramilitary vests. She felt her body fling through the air. Now she seeks justice. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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This nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in court
Norma Bowe, 68, was flung to the ground at Delaney Hall, the infamous New Jersey detention center. She sees her lawsuit against ICE as one step towards justice
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Jasper Johns @jasperjohns.bsky.social · 8h
Ale Cans www.wikiart.org/en/jasper-johns/ale…
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 15h
This may be the first time U.S. forces have retreated in Europe during a major conflict. Not before the Nazis. Not before the Soviets. Not before Al Qaeda. Not until the Trump administration.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 14h
people keep saying "when trump campaigns, he gets the base out" but trump keeps campaigning and GOP poll numbers just keep going down
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
eye rolls all the way around on this one.
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Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as a contributor starting Nov. 1, @grynbaum reports https://nytimes.com/2026/10/05/bus
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h
Yes, 100 percent. There's no reason why a Democratic House can't defund both the Office of Remigration and third-country deportations more generally. As I reported recently, here's what's being discussed: newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 20h
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 22h
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 16h
What the hell
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21h
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 05/10/2026
Agreed. Bazelon is a pretty lazy political analyst
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
who the fuck cares what he has to say??
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
CALL ARIZONA U.S. Senators! Let them know they are attacking community members who are protecting their land. Demand federal agents leave tribal land.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h
New Yorkers just dropped banners in Grand Central calling out the Trump admin's and billionaires attempts to sabotage the election.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h
This starts with her aggressively trying to link him to the Muslim Brotherhood. I'd like to see someone turn the tables on this. "You're Christian, right? Did you support Timothy McVeigh? Did you agree with Dylann Roof? Or Eric Rudolph? Robert Lewis Dear? No? Even though you share their religion?"
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 20h
There's a takeover of the American news industry going on, pushed by Elon Musk, the Ellisons, the Saudis and others. Democracy is impossible if the truth is buried under right-wing propaganda, so we've got to push back against this "media capture." My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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American oligarchs and foreign fatcats are attempting ‘media capture’
Your access to real news is threatened by Elon Musk, the Ellisons, the Saudis, and others
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 12667: This is going to be controversial, but hear me out: Don't let anyone (ANYONE) in or out of publishing label you as "the new X", however popular X may currently be. You'll be judged as second-rate and unoriginal before your book has even come out...
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John Thorn @johnthorn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Mets open in New York--not in 1962 but in 1880, launching the first version of the Polo Grounds. ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-mets-ope...
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The Mets Open in New York
Not in 1962 but in 1880 (!); by John J. O’Malley
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Travis Klempan @travisklempan.bsky.social · 23h
Sad to see all these states with such early deadlines to vote. In Colorado you can register to vote up to and even on Election Day (but then have to vote in person). Check your state’s Secretary of State office (or equivalent if you live in one of the fake “commonwealth” states) for full details.
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 05/10/2026
TODAY is the final day to register to vote in Texas. Democracy is strengthened when we all participate. Texans, visit VoteTexas.gov to check your status and find locations to register to vote. Cast your vote to make sure your voice is heard!
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Your Guide to Voting in Texas | VoteTexas.gov
VoteTexas.gov is your go-to resource for voter registration, election dates, polling locations, and more. Get the info you need to make your vote count.
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E. J. McCarthy @ejmccarthy.bsky.social · 23h
When the San Francisco Chronicle mocked a 1959 gathering of Beat poets, Allen Ginsberg Howled back with a scathing reply via @mendovoice.bsky.social mendovoice.com/2026/10/when...
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When the San Francisco Chronicle mocked a 1959 gathering of Beat poets, Allen Ginsberg ‘Howled’ back with a scathing reply • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA
Ginsberg's letter joins a rare literary archive at UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library.
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E. J. McCarthy @ejmccarthy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"A Librarian's War" by Molly Guptill Manning spotlights World War II army chief librarian Ray Trautman, who armed troops with books www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rrs...
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"A Librarian's War" spotlights WWII Army chief librarian Ray Trautman, who armed troops with reads
YouTube video by KATU Lifestyle
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Kate Tuttle @katekilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's Banned Books Week. Please read widely and bravely.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Faux News enlists another bully for the pulpit
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
what an asshole
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This was Special Counsel Jack Smith yesterday at the ‘Power to the People’ concert and wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt with people wanting to shake his hand. American hero. 💙👊
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Broti Gupta @brotigupta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Christopher Plummer?! That guy should have been named Christopher Actor
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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🎼Baby says she's mine You know she tells me all the time You know she said so I'm in love with her and I feel fine youtu.be/xLBVgnZyuic What is playing? #djshantha #musicsky #music #'60s #Beatles
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I Feel Fine (Remastered 2015)
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Welcome to the Flock elections
Candidates across the spectrum are suddenly campaigning against the spread of license plate cameras.
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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
respectfully, you are absolutely wrong. being banned is *always* bad for authors, even in the EXCEEDINGLY rare case that they make some list that people go to. because the goal is for most of us that KIDS have access. and ANY kid that doesn't is an arrow straight thunk to my heart
I still remember when getting banned in visiting on your book cover was a guarantee of extra sales. this is different, but I think there is still some merit in being banned. it depends on who's going the banning and why
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 90° on CAs coast and 105° in the valleys continue until 8 pm PDT Thursday. Farm workers are toiling in the fields in this dangerously hot weather working to put food on our tables 1/
Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 90° on CAs coast and 105° in the valleys continue until 8 pm PDT Thursday.

This warning may be extended
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
John Kennedy is a literal Rhodes Scholar who then ran for office as a Republican & now talks like a man named Earl who steals chickens.
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